Today's Opinions

The Ladies Auxiliary of Post 41 would like to thank the Legion Riders and all riders who participated in our Santa’s Helpers Christmas Poker Run and Chili Cookoff on Oct. 16.

We had a great day for a ride. A special thank you to Kevin Hayden and Bill Davis of the Legion Riders for organizing this event. Our chili winners were Rita Snow, first; Patricia Beggs, second; and Gary Rich, third.

Some of you might think I’m talking about cleaning up the airwaves after all of the disgusting mud-slinging forced into our households through television campaign ads. Others might believe I’m talking about the mess in government. Pick your area of concern and the level of government — local, county, state or national.

This isn’t what I mean. I’m talking about the need to rid our communities of all the campaign signs.

Editor: This is a letter of appreciation to the services provided to my wife and me this past Saturday morning (Oct. 9) following our boat accident near Hanover Beach. The intra-agency cooperation between Kentucky and Indiana emergency services and nonemergency services (Clifty Creek Power Plant tow secured through the efforts of your crew) was impressive. The professionalism and compas

I would like to extend my gratitude to the Kentucky Press Association, the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, and the Scripps Howard First Amendment Center at the University of Kentucky. Spurred by a suggestion I made to KPA Executive Director David Thompson last month, these three Kentucky journalism heavy-hitters have scheduled a Sunshine Seminar for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thur